The tear in reality, the wound that Nexus had ripped open, remained. And from the absolute blackness of the void, a being of impossible scale gazed back.
The Void Beast looked indifferently towards the two specks of light that had dared to fight back: Adam and Sunny.
It felt the pressure radiating from them. The aura of Adam, the First-Born, ancient and deep as the void itself.
And the aura of Sunny, a new, searingly bright star, crackling with a dozen different conceptual laws.
The Void Beast, a creature of instinct, actually felt a flicker of something it had not experienced in millennia: fear.
But then, it felt something else. A sensation that was far stronger, far more demanding. The delicious, intoxicating scent of a million worlds, a billion souls, and the sweet, irresistible river of mana that Nexus had so foolishly poured into its dark home.
Its hunger, an all-consuming force, instantly devoured its fear. This was a feast he couldn't miss.
